Episode 73

  "Ah! He killed our Master's elder brother! Kill him! Kill him!"

  Yi Xiu went crazy and roared loudly.

  "Kill him!"

  Xing Shou San Xiu also shouted loudly.

  Insufficient stood still in the water, coldly staring at the four cultivators, not saying a word! The four cultivators saw this and let out a loud roar, turning around to scatter and escape! Although these four cultivators were all at the peak of their cultivation, Shaoying's cultivation was at the Condensed Origin realm. With just one move, his body would die and his dao would disappear. Alas, what a pity! These few people didn't know that Insufficient was ruthless and cunning. Although their cultivation realms were higher than Insufficient's, they wouldn't dare to risk their lives for someone else. They scattered and ran away. Insufficient quietly stood in the original place, not chasing after them. He just closed his eyes, carefully sensing the gains from this battle of wits. Half an hour later, he stopped.

  This place has been searched for a long time, and there are no mistakes in the contents of the treasure bags. Now, it is not enough to be able to open the treasure bag with the divine power of recognizing gods. The collected gains were placed in their own treasure bag, and the remaining treasure bags and other items were destroyed. This time, the harvest was very rich, with seven yuan dan of demon beasts, a number of immortal materials and tools, several magical instruments, three bottles of immortal pills, plus the strange treasures obtained from Fang Tai Da's place, this time can be said to have gained a lot! After resting for an hour, it is not enough to get up and walk again. The divine domain covers nearly 300 miles, and within the domain, a small child about the size of a fist suddenly appears and disappears, sometimes visible, sometimes invisible, only perceptible but not visible!

  "The heavenly and earthly air mechanism is a wonderful and mysterious thing. When carefully studied in depth, if there is again gain, then self-preservation will be without worry!"

  Insufficient to proceed while pondering, thus another day passes as I journey on. Ahead of me lies an island stretching across my path. The island directly in front of me is probably several hundred miles long and short, with a mountain rising high, nearly a thousand feet tall, its top densely covered with lush and luxuriant trees.

  Insufficient to stop on this island a hundred miles outside, sighed and said:

  "Alas! I wonder if Chang'er is already on this island?"

  As soon as he finished speaking, he opened up his divine domain and explored the island. In his field of vision, birds and beasts were coming and going freely, but there was not even half a person's shadow!

  "I'm afraid it's just those who are unclear about their own situation and hide their true form that will take the bait!"

  Insufficient to wrinkle one's brow, treading on water and proceeding, only for a short while, ascending onto this island. Also relying on the divine domain of luck to communicate the heavenly and earthly air mechanisms, enveloping oneself, and advancing quietly. Having proceeded for half a day, almost reaching the edge, still no half-repaired exit!

  "Could it be that someone missed the timing? Or perhaps they lost their way? How is it that even half a person's worth of effort is not enough?"

  Two miles further on, under the stone cliff in front, a pile of long-extinguished bonfire remains came into view. Hurrying to enter, I saw three dry corpses hanging between two intersecting stone cones, with the bonfire remains placed below. The corpses were shriveled and blackened, their skulls dark and dull, their eyes empty and hollow, sending shivers down my spine! Suddenly, my whole body shook violently, as if being stared at by an evil spirit. Looking closely at the three corpses again, they all had twisted faces like ferocious beasts, without a hint of human appearance. Their limbs were tied together, seemingly bound and then roasted to death over the fire!

  "Who has such a vicious heart! To actually torture someone to death like this!"

  Insufficient evidence to determine the cause of death, it's also a chilling feeling. After thinking for a moment, I thought to myself:

  "It's not a place where one can stay for long, it's better to leave as soon as possible!"

  He unfolded his body and hurried forward. This method of advancing is similar to the martial arts in the secular world, but it is not enough to open up the divine realm and carefully explore while moving! Having traveled only a few dozen feet, he suddenly felt a sensation in the divine realm, although it was very faint and almost imperceptible, but his insufficiently developed divine sense had already detected it, knowing that the trail was roughly 100-200 miles away from this place.

  "How could anyone use treasures to block the investigation of the divine realm, and even the breath of the protective god's energy is unknown! Is it related to the three strange deaths of the cultivators in this land?"

  Insufficient to knit one's brows and think, suddenly again a movement in one's heart, muttered to oneself:

  "Perhaps I can use the divine realm to control the local heaven and earth aura to investigate? It's just that I don't know if it can be controlled from such a distance. Let me try!"

  He then concentrated his divine sense on that unusual movement, and with his divine sense remotely controlling the heavenly mechanism of that place, at first it was extremely difficult, and the heavenly mechanism seemed to be disconnected and uncoordinated, unable to achieve its purpose. Later, his divine sense became more and more powerful in perceiving the heavenly mechanism, and the clever method he controlled became more and more skillful. When it reached its peak, he could already control the changes of the heavenly mechanism at will! And at this time, the insufficient divine sense had already transmitted the scene of that place back to him.

  "Ah! There are actually over a dozen people coming, and I don't even know what kind of beast they're riding. It's incredible! Judging from the direction they're heading, it seems to be this place. Forget it, there's a huge boulder blocking the way, let's take a detour and run somewhere else!"

  Suddenly changed direction, the whole body with the air machine of heaven and earth formed a net to cover up tracks, rushing forward. Another mile away, there were several repairs surrounding and coming!

  "How strange! It seems to be a siege on someone's house! Could it be that the four escaped previously and have joined forces with good hands to surround and kill me? Alas, I should have struck ruthlessly and cut off the roots to prevent future troubles! For now, I can only temporarily avoid their sharp blades!"

  Insufficient Four descended with a sense of the divine realm, and hastily flew away after finding a relatively hidden place. The location was a cave in a broken rock, with scattered rocks and weeds growing in the crevices. Entering the cave, it was dark and cold, with ice and frost forming like pillars and bamboo shoots. Borrowing the light from outside the cave, this place was strange and beautiful, crystal clear and dazzling to the eyes, seemingly real yet illusory. Further inside, the light suddenly dimmed, and the surroundings became pitch black, to the point where one couldn't see their own fingers! However, Insufficient Four's divine realm vision allowed him to see in the dark as if it were daylight. He didn't notice a huge rock in front of him, behind which was a cave that seemed like a beast's lair. Just as he was about to enter, he heard human voices coming from deep within the cave. Insufficient Four was greatly shocked and felt as though he had been surrounded! Although he didn't dare go further inside, he quickly retreated and ran towards the outside of the cave. Upon reaching the outside, he looked around and only then realized how dangerous his situation was! At this time, dozens of cultivators were surrounding him from all sides, with at least forty or fifty people! Among them, several cultivators' auras were not inferior to that of the great demon that had been chasing him earlier, and one of them even surpassed it! Insufficient Four was about to be shocked to death!

  "Oh heavens! Where can we go to hide?"

  Helpless, he could only strengthen his aura and retreat to the mountain cliff behind him. This place was only a dozen or so feet away from the dead man's location, not far enough to avoid being seen if he bent down, and there was no hiding place in the stone spring at his feet! He was anxious to die, for this place was either death or destruction, with no way out! However, there was no other way, only this place could be used by those who came here.

  "Young master, he has been here before!"

  "Huh?"

  "Our pursuit of the escaped fish has been foiled! The grand formation we set up to block their escape route has been broken through!"

  "Could it be that you are a dead old thing from the Ten Great Sects?"

  "No! This secret is known to only a few, and even if that old ghost's calculations are accurate, it would take several days of work. By then, we will have already succeeded! As for the forbidden array being broken, perhaps it was done by one of the disciples from the Easy Repair Gate during their promotion trials. They were competing against each other in a life-or-death struggle, and some of them may have had the ability to repair arrays, seeing an opportunity to gain an advantage, they took action and broke the array!"

  "The young master's words are extremely right! However, in all things, it's not that I'm afraid of ten thousand, but rather the one-in-ten-thousand chance. In my humble opinion, we should split our troops into two routes: one to search for and kill this cultivator, while the other route goes to break the seal and take the treasure!"

  "Hmm! Alright, you lead the team to kill this cultivator, I'll go break their formation!"

  "Yes!"

  "Wait! Young master! It seems that not one, but two groups have arrived. The second group appears to be a single person. This individual has directly entered the forbidden area without any signs of hostility."

  An old man said slowly.

  "Hmm! In that case, first seal off this place and make sure not to let a single cultivator escape! Pass down the order, all cultivators encountered, whether they are demons or humans, shall be killed!"

  "Yes!"

  The crowd spoke in unison. Later, they saw a dozen or so green birds flying up into the sky and dispersing, and the crowd also dispersed to search for them.

  "Uncle Shi, you're well-versed in tracking skills. To hunt down and kill these two groups of cultivators, we'll have to rely heavily on your expertise!"

  "But as long as the young master orders, I will obey!"

  "Alright! Come on! Follow Master Uncle to hunt down these two groups of cultivators! Whoever gets their heads will be rewarded with a sacred pill and a magical weapon!"

  "Yes!"

  The crowd let out a thunderous roar, as if possessed by spirits, their morale boosted a hundredfold, clenching their fists and rubbing their palms together, eager to give it a try.

  The old man waved his hand, and the ten cultivators followed closely. This old man was indeed extraordinary, with his eyes closed, he moved against the wind, and his path seemed to be in line with the original route, without a single step going wrong. However, when they entered the cave of Broken Rock, a shocking mountain sound suddenly burst out.

  "Hmm! The Tenth Master has been found. You all leave three people here, the rest will help the Tenth Master to kill the enemy cultivators and go!"

  "Yes! Young Master!"

  Whoosh! A burst of energy like a whirlwind, rushing towards the cave behind the broken rock. Even the mountain spring water beneath his feet was rippling as if hit by a gust of wind!

  Under the spring water, there is a deficiency. Although he is in the water, his cold sweat is like being drenched in rain. The one who stands by the spring with an elegant demeanor is the young master. His white robe floats in the wind, and his hat that covers his face adds to his mysterious and otherworldly appearance. At this moment, he stands proudly, directing with a wave of his hand. However, the deficiency beneath him is terrifying! Compared to such powerful cultivators, he is like an insignificant insect! The cultivator who is insufficient will be annihilated as easily as killing an insect!

  "Master, one of the seven has been eliminated! The other should be nearby on the left!"

  "Alright, Tenth Uncle, I'll take care of this demon here! You lead the troops and break through their formation!"

  "Yes! Young master."

  In a flash of golden light, the young master was gone.

  "Ten Master Uncle, where is that thief?"

  "Hmph! I didn't sense his presence at all! Don't be in a hurry, wait for me to cast a detection spell again!"

  That tenth uncle pinched his fingers in a gesture, held his sword in one hand, and took step by step, actually repeating the same move again.

  "My life is at an end!"

  Insufficient sighs.